FNUS74 KLIX 062054 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-19 UPDATE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 354 PM CDT MON APR 6 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...OR IF YOU REQUIRE FURTHER ASSISTANCE...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SURFACE RIDGE SLIDES EASTWARD WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND WILL SLOWLY RETURN MOISTURE TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REGARDING QUESTIONS... WINDS SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST TO KEEP SMOKE AWAY FROM I-10 AND GAUTIER BASED ON THE LOCATION PROVIDED. 1 - NW WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM GUSTS WILL REMAIN AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...AND WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AS DAYTIME MIXING COMES TO AN END. 2 - WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CALM COMPLETELY. FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO REMAIN AROUND 10 MPH FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT AND DROP OFF TO NEAR 5 MPH NEAR DAYBREAK. 3 - THE AIRMASS IS MUCH TO DRY FOR FOG FORMATION TONIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING. 4 - A SEABREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED AS NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE TOO STRONG TO OVERCOME. 5 - RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 28 PERCENT TODAY. PEAK DAYTIME HEATING HAS ALREADY BEEN REACHED...SO THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED...OR BE OCCURRING NOW. AS A SIDE IN CASE SMOLDERING LINGERS INTO TUESDAY...DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 28 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 5 PM SKY (%).........10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............62 RH..............35 20 FT WIND......NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)7000 MIX HGT (M-AGL).2130 TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 15 15 15 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 52 48 44 39 38 RH..............37 52 63 70 79 73 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)7000 6000 4200 4200 2400 1500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).2130 1830 1280 1280 730 460 TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 26 NW 30 NW 33 NW 33 NW 36 NW 33 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 12 NW 13 NW 15 NW 15 NW 16 NW 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 3 3 3 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 39 47 55 60 60 RH..............70 59 40 31 26 26 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 7 NW 9 NW 9 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1500 600 3400 3400 6200 6200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).460 180 1040 1040 1890 1890 TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 33 NW 30 NW 25 NW 25 NW 22 NW 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 15 NW 13 NW 11 NW 11 NW 10 NW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090406.CPTG1.02/LIX